The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-17
A CHAT ABOUT CANCERS.
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D=av,cr Washington Star.
 2 The illness of the crown prince of Germany, from cancer in the throat, reminds the public of the great suffer- ing of General Grant, and renews popular interest in the discussion of this fatal disease. Such prominent men being affected by it makes the disease prominent. When Senator Hill and General Grant died of it the theory was quite general that it was the result of too free use of that nox- ious weed, tobacco. When it was an- nounced that Colonel Robert G. Inger- soil was threatened with the disease, it was the belief of many pious people that it was the direct judgment of the Lord. In conversation with Dr. E. Carroll Morgan, of this city, Star reporter learned that Colonel Inger- soil han no cancer, and that tobacco is not the radical cause of cancer. The trouble with Colonel Ingersoll's throat was first discovered by Dr. Morgan twelve months before it went out to the world that 'judgment" had come upon the agnostical lnger- soil. In December, 1885, Dr. Morgan discovered tumoI in Colonel Inger- soils throat and told him of it. 1t was then not easily discovered, and other doctors who examined the throat about the same time reported that they failed to discover any thing of the sort. Dr. Morgan made a drawing of the tumor as he saw it with his laryngoscope. Two or three months later some of the New York doctors discovered the tumor. Colo mel Ingersoll was then thoroughly frightened, as is shown by telegram sent by him to Dr. Morgan from New York to be in his office at eleven o'clock the next day when the colonel would be there to consult him. The tone of the dispatch shows how anx- ious he was, and might be construed by some to indicate that the colonel shared the belief of his pious critics that there was Judgment"
 Dr. Morgan says of the tumor that it was simple tumor, such as he has frequently removed with perfect suc- cess, and was not a cancer at all.
 Colonel Ingersoll was going to Europe to consult the best surgical skill there. He got from Dr. Morgan the address of Dr. Mackenzie, the same who has been consulted as to the crown princes throat, who is a per- sonal friend of Dr. Morgan. He tel egraphed to Dr. Mackenzie, who re- piled that he could not be in London at the time designated. The boycott conspiracy cases in New York pre- vented Colonel IngersolPs going to Europe.
 He then invited Dr. Morgan to &C., company him to the Adirondacks and operate the tumor. This pr. Nor gan's engagements prevented his &C., cepting.
 Il do not know how Colonel Inger- soil is" said Dr. Morgan to a .Stor reporter, but he had no cancer. It was such tumor as could be removed without extraordinary trouble.s
 The doctor talked very interest ingly with the Star reporter about cancers, prominent men who had them, and those who thought they had. Being specialist in throat dis eases many such cases came under his observation. "Cancer," he said, "is not as common as you may suppose. It has been talked about much because of some great men being attacked by it. A huckster is even more apt to have it. Cancer seems to be more common now because we know more about it, and the case of General Grant attracted 80 much attention. There are at least hundred cases of consumption to one of cancer of the throat. When such wide publicity was given to Gereral Grants symp- toms it caused regular panic among other public men who talked or smoked great deal, and thought they might have cancer. Many rushed of at once to have their threats examined. People who never thought of such . thing before had their threats looked into. It put consider able money in the pockets of the doc tors. It would astonish you to know how. many public men stopped smok- ing altogether or curtailed their sup ply of cigars.
 "There was one senator-the suc-